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After skipping its December security update even after the publication of several new vulnerabilities -- some of which were used to perpetrate Internet crimes, such as identity theft and financial scams -- Microsoft has released several security patches as part of its new monthly security initiative...
A new Trojan horse computer program, which secretly steals personal information by tricking users into visiting a malicious Web site, is trying to duplicate the devious success of the Swen worm, which infected more than a million machines last September. Known as "Xombe," the new Trojan horse progra...
In his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates expanded on the company's vision for "seamless computing," demonstrating software designed to deliver unified digital experiences and ma...
This week Microsoft announced its intention to deliver Office 2004 and Virtual PC for users of Apple Mac computers during the first half of 2004, hoping to hold on to the small yet profitable Mac market. To entice Mac users, Microsoft is offering an upgrade to the new Office 2004 for free to users w...
Apple has responded to a series of security threats, including a vulnerability that might have granted would-be attackers root access and total control over systems running Mac OS X 10.3.2 and earlier versions. That Directory Services vulnerability, patched along with other holes in a security updat...
A lawsuit over riches and arms achieved while playing an online video game might sound bizarre, but the Chinese court that heard the case has ordered the video game company to return the virtual booty to the 24-year-old who filed the suit. According to Chinese news service Xinhuanet, The Beijing Cha...
Adding to its arsenal to launch an offensive in the growing market for enterprise content-management software, IBM announced another acquisition this week, this time of document-management specialist Green Pasture. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the move represents IBM's third content-man...
Within six months, Philips Electronics expects to release a new interoperable digital rights management (DRM) system. That will be good news for music consumers currently befuddled by a hodgepodge of schemes promoted by the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Napster and RealNetworks. "At the moment various ...
It may have been a long time coming, but Microsoft's newest Service Pack 2 for Windows XP represents several significant changes to the software. Many of the updates and new features, which analysts have said could amount to an entirely different operating system altogether, center on security. The ...
Companies and developers hanging on to older releases of Microsoft software will no longer find downloads or support from the Redmond, Washington-based company as it complies with a nearly three-year-old settlement with Sun Microsystems over the use of Java. Microsoft said that because of the settle...
Boasting half a billion dollars of technology innovation and no fewer than 20 new products, Sun Microsystems has released new software, systems and pricing aimed at leveraging its new relationship with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices. As part of the strategy, Sun plans to move into the small-busine...
Software pirates in Malaysia are reportedly selling an illegal version of Microsoft's next-generation Windows desktop operating system -- codenamed Longhorn -- which is not scheduled for official release for another two years at least. In October, Microsoft gave out previews of Longhorn at its devel...
Despite an expected spike in the amount of IT services outsourcing to offshore firms, the impact likely will be mitigated by solid services-industry growth in the United States, researcher IDC said in reporting the results of a recent survey. While offshore hiring will spread across a wider range of...
Continuing to dispel uncertainty over its dedication to open source, software maker Novell has released a road map for the Mono development project -- an open-source effort to write Linux and Unix applications for Microsoft's .NET framework. Novell -- which purchased Linux desktop maker Ximian last ...
Hoping to shift industry focus to the company's new "kindler, gentler" business approach, Microsoft has announced the availability of royalty-free licensing of its Office 2003 XML reference schemas and documentation. Long resented for its closed, proprietary software and facing increased competition...
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